The Prince Of Wales delivers the annual Richard Dimbleby Lecture at St James's Palace, the 33rd lecture held in honour of the veteran broadcaster, who died in 1965.
The heir to the throne, who turned 60 last November, has become well known for identifying key issues ahead of mainstream public thinking, such as encouraging organic food production or emphasising the importance of inter-faith dialogue.
He has created over 20 charities and six social enterprises aimed at topics as diverse as promoting youth opportunity, encouraging corporate social responsibility and protecting the natural environment.
In this keynote lecture he will set out some of the serious challenges which the world now faces and explore how some of these issues could be tackled in the years ahead.
Other previous Richard Dimbleby lecturers include Bill Clinton, General Sir Mike Jackson, Dame Stella Rimington and Dr Rowan Williams.
This was a lecture on everything I hold dear. This man should be in goverment.
July 9th, 2009 - 5:33pmTony Gilbank said...
The Prince of wales lecture painted a very dismal picture of the world as it is today advanced consumerism, exploitation of the worlds resources for profit and economic progress?? At times I thought his style was too complex and protracted, but I did believe that he was passionate about changing our thinking and actions to have a more harmonised and sustainable way of living, particularly as the world climate change armegedden poses its greatest treat to our world.
I thought that perhaps more tangible possible suggestions might have been made by Prince of Wales to change the thinking and actions of the world political and economic leaders and to create the right mood to roll out major lifestyle to the peoples of the world.
I think many people would interpret this lecture content as extremly serious and heavy going and would put it to the back of their minds.
Perhaps as a priveledged aristocrat the Prince's position in life is far different to most people,he may lack some credibility.
July 9th, 2009 - 2:26amBiodun T Tella said...
This year's lecture must have given those who attended it or watched it on TV a food for thought. The Prince of Wales touched on all areas that would force all of us to look back and find a way of making our environment better and invariably making this world a better place to live in. As The Prince has rigthly said, we are ( each of us) a part of nature. We are not master of it but part of it. We are connected to our environment symbiotically. Everything is inter-related. It is high time the industrialists, the capiterlist, the economists and the accountant start counting soil. What you take from the soil to satisfy human need may benefit us only in the short run but what you put back there (to enrich it) will definitely give us more benefit in the long run. But, I want to be corrected if what the Prince described as "virtual cycle" is not the same as "recycling." According to him, virtual cycle is where a waste in one factory became raw-material in another. The lecture was excellent. Bravo! My dear Prince.
July 9th, 2009 - 12:06amsteve harris said...
Having listened to the Prince of Wales Dimbleby lecture on Facing the Future this evening, several things struck me.
Firstly, I became quite lost in what was perhaps an unnecessarily complex thought pattern, trying to convey some simple home truths - it seems more unmemorable that I would have expected of such a lecture.
Secondly, I did not percieve much of a realistic understanding of our current position amongst all the doom and gloom prophecies for our future.
THirdly where were the specific comments of the effect of individual's lives on our future, the choices we all make daily, whoever we are great or small.
I would expect that an aim of this type of lecture would be to stimulate good discussion amongst a wider audience, having left clear take home thoughts and possible courses of action. It was like looking through a glass darkly.
Would this lecture leave me inspired to change? Possibly but not probably.
The Prince's comments about recognising the value of communities is good to hear, and his work to date stands for itself.
Perhaps the actual story of today and a clearer look towards a possible tomorrow would have addressed the title more memorably. Or were these a collections of thoughts mainly of others?
July 8th, 2009 - 11:46pmIan Sherriff said...
The Prince of Wales was spot on target with his lecture.I hope the message given will stimulate Parish Councils,County Councils, Government,Private Sector and the Third Sector to work in partnership together with their communities to meet the challenges we face for the future .
July 8th, 2009 - 11:32pmPhil D said...
lots of questions that sounded like answers. a vague ideal of local culture and self sustanance while talking about global unitity and politics. not bad points raised, but answers were of a final target without any real suggestions of how we get to the point. Frustrating.
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